Decompilers

[Jack]

Maybe because some infringements are illegal only because of uninformed judges making very bad decisions, and the resultant damage to society at large? Or maybe some things are illegal only under certain conditions, and not always illegal? Or maybe some things are illegal only in certain countries, and not globally illegal? Or maybe because in a civil court, what might appear to be illegal can be judged as not so? Or maybe because the line between civil illegal activity is not as clear-cut as criminal illegal? Or maybe because, none of the activities I mentioned in my original or follow up posts constituted anything illegal, civil or criminal, on my part, and I take great exception to FUD and implied illegal activity on my part, being broadcast for the world in a User Group post, to which my good reputation may suffer for decades following? Maybe, I just don't like being smeared, by faceless trolls? I take great pride in my totally legal behavior. Not to
 mention, a good bit of extreme patriotism. And my God given right to hack anything I own.

Brian JD

--- On Wed, 10/21/09, Luke-Jr <luke at dashjr.org> wrote:

> From: Luke-Jr <luke at dashjr.org>
> Subject: Re: Decompilers
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 10:04 PM
> On Sunday 18 October 2009 08:06:15 pm
> Jack wrote:
> > James, I'm not sure where you get that bit about
> decompiling one's
> >  employer's code being illegal. Although, it
> might be a breach of contract
> >  if there is some signed document that was part
> of the hiring process or at
> >  some later date. If, that information were
> disclosed, there might also be
> >  trad secret issues, but to the best of my
> knowledge, that would be a civil
> >  complaint. Now selling that information to
> competitors that's corporate
> >  espionage and is criminal.
> 
> What I don't get is why people assume only criminal
> infringements are illegal. 
> Violations of any law are illegal, whether they result in
> criminal charges or 
> civil.